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A visit to the Calmar Community Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.

Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.

The Location of the Calmar Community Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Calmar Community Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Calmar Community Cemetery

Lat:   43.1786°   (43° 10' 42")

Lon:   -91.8729°   (-91° 52' 22")

The Calmar Community Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County<2>.

The county seat for Winneshiek County is located in Decorah. Decorah lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Calmar Community Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Calmar Community Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Calmar Community Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Kruse Farm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kruse Farm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kruse Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kruse Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • St. Wenceslaus of Spillville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Wenceslaus of Spillville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Wenceslaus of Spillville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Wenceslaus of Spillville Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • St. Clement Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clement Cemetery
    • The St. Clement Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • St. Peters Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Hill Cemetery
    • The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oak Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Fort Atkinson.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95645 <5>
  • Smallest Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smallest Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smallest Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smallest Church Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • Springfield Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Springfield Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • Haug Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haug Cemetery
    • The Haug Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Haug Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Spillville.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #95010 <5>
  • Young Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Young Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • St. Anthonys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Anthonys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Anthonys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Anthonys Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ossian Community Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ossian Community Cemetery
      • The Ossian Community Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Union Prairie Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Prairie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Prairie Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • McIntosh Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntosh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McIntosh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Madison Settlement Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Madison Settlement Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Madison Settlement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Madison Settlement Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Stavanger Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stavanger Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stavanger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stavanger Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • St. Francis DeSales Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis DeSales Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis DeSales Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Francis DeSales Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Hillside Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Hillside Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Hillside Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County
    • Bruvold Farm Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bruvold Farm Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bruvold Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bruvold Farm Cemetery is located in Winneshiek County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Calmar Community Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Calmar Community Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Calmar
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calmar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
    • Calmar is located in Winneshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calmar <7>
  • Fort Atkinson
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Festina
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Spillville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ossian
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Saint Lucas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
    • Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Decorah
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson Junction
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
    • Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
  • Castalia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castalia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castalia
    • Castalia is located in Winneshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Ridgeway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Navan
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Navan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navan
    • Navan is located in Winneshiek County
  • Waucoma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Douglass
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass
      • Douglass is located in Fayette County
    • Protivin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Frankville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frankville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
      • Frankville is located in Winneshiek County
    • Lawler
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
      • Lawler is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawler <7>
    • Alpha
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
      • Alpha is located in Fayette County
    • West Union
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Union
      • West Union is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,270 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Union <7>
    • Bluffton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
      • Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
    • Clermont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clermont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clermont
      • Clermont is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clermont <7>
    • Postville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.

Nearby communities with newspapers ...

The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Calmar Community Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Winneshiek County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Calmar Community Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Calmar
    • Calmar lies less than 2 miles<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Calmar Community Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Calmar.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
  • Clermont
  • Cresco
    • Cresco lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Calmar Community Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cresco.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
  • Decorah
    • Decorah lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Calmar Community Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Decorah.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decorah
  • Elgin
    • Elgin lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Calmar Community Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Elgin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Hawkeye
    • Hawkeye lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Calmar Community Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hawkeye.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
  • Lawler
    • Lawler lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Calmar Community Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Lawler.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
  • Ossian
    • Ossian lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Calmar Community Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ossian.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ossian
  • Postville
  • Ridgeway
  • Waucoma
  • West Union

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Calmar Community Cemetery:

Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...

Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Calmar Community Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #455058  (Calmar Community Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #455058 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Calmar
    • County: Winneshiek         Elev: 382
    • Location given for GNIS #455058 (Calmar Community Cemetery)

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Winneshiek, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Calmar Community Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.1786, Longitude: -91.8729       In this case, the coordinates for the Calmar Community Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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